A man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a baby by dangerous driving.
Ashir Shahid, 20, of Windsor Road, Walton le Dale, also pleaded guilty to causing serious injury to the child’s mother when he appeared in the dock at Preston Crown Court on Wednesday (4th June 2025).
The collision happened on Station Road close to the junction with Longbrook Avenue and Fourfields in Bamber Bridge shortly before 8pm on Sunday, September 29 last year.
The adult victim, a woman in her 30s from Bamber Bridge, was on the pedestrian crossing when she was struck by a car driving towards Preston.
She was left with serious injuries and is still recovering after treatment in hospital.
She was pregnant at the time of the collision and while she underwent emergency surgery to have her baby boy delivered, he tragically later died in hospital.
Following enquires, Shahid was arrested and subsequently charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
A 16-year-old boy, from Walton le Dale, appeared in the dock alongside Shahid on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to assisting an offender.
Shahid was remanded into custody to be sentenced on 14th August at the same court. The 16-year-old will be sentenced at the same time.
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